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06-18-2021, 02:24 PM
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Early Adipocere Formation
India - On the night of 13th October 2007, Mr. X aged 35 years left his home at 11 o’clock along with three other people believed to be his friends, promising his wife to be back in a short while. Not finding him until the next morning, his wife lodged a complaint to the police. Police interrogation of the deceased friends confirmed the death of Mr. X, within an hour of leaving home by shooting with the help of a muzzle-loading shotgun and the body being disposed of in a nearby marshy pond. Fig.1 Body showing adipocere formation. Fig.2 Entry wound of the gunshot. The dead body was recovered on 16th October 2007 at 5 o’clock in the evening and was subjected for medico-legal autopsy. The dead body was identified by the police with the help of the wife of the deceased by examining the articles present on the body, clothing, contents of the wallet, and the physical parameters. Post mortem findings: The body showed adipocerous changes over the cheeks, front and back of the trunk, upper limbs except for the hands, and lower limbs except for the feet. The adipocerous areas were yellowish-white in color, soft, greasy, and had a strong odor like that of ammonia. Artifacts produced by the aquatic animals were present over the peri-orbital areas, nose, ears, genitalia, and limbs. A circular lacerated wound with deposition of soot particles around it was present on the back portion of the chest (entry wound of gunshot). Another lacerated wound was present on the front portion of the neck (exit wound of gunshot). No projectiles were recovered from the body cavity (the whole body was radiographed to detect the projectiles prior to autopsy). Ribs were fractured along the para-vertebral area corresponding to the entry wound. The internal structures showed uniform reddish-brown discoloration with well-preserved architecture of the viscera. - This post is for educational purposes only and is nonprofit. Under Section 107 of the US Copyright Act of 1976; Allowance is made for "Fair Use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. OP is not a medical expert. No copyright infringement intended. This post does not encourage or glorify violence/harassment. Images might have been upscaled and enhanced. Text might have been shortened and simplified/reorganized for online view. |
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06-18-2021, 11:02 PM
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Re: Early Adipocere Formation
Haha, when I saw the word 'adipocere' in the title, on the threads page, I knew this had to be one of hermantheshocker's threads—even before I saw his name. |